Laka Daisical
Laka Daisical (* 8. January 1953 in Oxford as Dorota Koch ) is a British jazz pianist and singer.
Live and act
Daisical learned the piano from the age of three and also had cello lessons as a teenager; she also played timpani in the school orchestra. Between 1974 and 1982 she was active in numerous rock and funk bands , but also in big bands . In 1982 she became a member of the women's jazz band Guest Stars , in whose current formation she is active again. She has toured internationally with the Guest Stars several times. From 1983 she played alongside in the band of Annie Whitehead ; she also worked with Kate Westbrook . She also appears with her own quintet, in a pop context with the Electric Landladies , and occasionally with Deirdre Cartwright's The Vortex .
Discographic notes
- Annie Whitehead: Mix Up (Virgin, 1984)
- The Guest Stars: The Guest Stars ( Eigelstein , 1985)
- The Guest Stars: Out At Night (Eigelstein, 1986)
- Kate Westbrook: Cuff Clout (Voiceprint, 2004)
Lexigraphic entry
- Ian Carr , Digby Fairweather , Brian Priestley : The Rough Guide to Jazz 2004 (3rd edition); ISBN 978-1843532569
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Daisical, Laka |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koch, Dorota (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz pianist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 8, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oxford |